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package org.apache.myfaces.el.unified.resolver.implicitobject;

import java.beans.FeatureDescriptor;
import javax.el.ELContext;

/**
 * Encapsulates information needed by the ImplicitObjectResolver
 *
 * @author Stan Silvert
 */
public class ApplicationImplicitObject extends ImplicitObject {
    
    private static final String NAME = "application".intern();
    
    /** Creates a new instance of ApplicationImplicitObject */
    public ApplicationImplicitObject() {
    }

    public Object getValue(ELContext context) {
        return externalContext(context).getContext();
    }

    public String getName() {
        return NAME;
    }
    
    public Class getType() {
        return null;
    }

    public FeatureDescriptor getDescriptor() {
        return makeDescriptor(NAME, 
                             "Represents the application environment", 
                             Object.class);
    }
    
}
